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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



J14NGH0RNE \1eWS 



COMPILED BY 



Jr>A\IlIElr (f^JiASTBURN 



COPYRIGHTED ISSO 



PRESS or A. H. SICKLEB & CO. 
PHILADELPHIA. 





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lie name given of late years to the old town 
){ Attleboro, is located on the ridge of Edge 
Hill on the Bound Brook Route to New York. 
It has seventeen trains each way daily, frequent fast express trains making 
the distance from Philadelphia in from thirty-six to forty minutes. The 
Reading- Railroad will undoubtedly, in a short time, be extended to Twelfth 
and Market -Streets. The Pennsylvania is now building a road through 
the northern end of the borough, which, it is said, will connect with its Chest- 
nut Hill branch and that the time made to Broad and Market will be the 
same as that now made by the Reading. The two railroads are only a 
mile and a half apart on either side of the town, thus giving its residents 
easy and convenient access by these two leading lines and their connec- 
tions to all parts of the country. 




DAVID 1. MAII.ACK 



THE BOROUGH OF LANGHORNE is located higher than any 
other suburban town between Philadelphia and New York. To 
the south it overlooks the Delaware River Valley with an un- 
broken view of from twelve to twenty-six miles. The towns of 
Trenton, Bordentown, Bristol, Burlington, Mt. Holly, Beverly, 
Torresdale, Andalusia and Riverton, are dotted over the picture, while the 
pines of Jersey meet tlie horizon in the distance and boats can be seen on 
the shining bosom of the Delaware which winds through the centre. This 
view is over a beautiful and prosperous country of which the eye never 
tires and is pronounced Ijy unbiassed visitors as unecjualled by any in 
the environs of Philadelphia, while to the north the beauty-lamed Ne- 
shaminy winds at its base and the view gradually ascends to the Blue 
mountains making one of the most magnificent and charming nn-al \iews, 
intersected with woods and hills ot e.xceptional beaut)', tliat is possible to 
find anywhere. 



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'LANGHORNE MANOR."— 1684. 



THIS high, healthy and charming location was settled as early as 1684 
by prominent families of the Society of Friends and its land has 
been held by succeeding generations of these families and is 
now occupied by an intelligent, prosperous and law abiding community, 
thus making a safe environment for growing families, having good schools 
and all die co\eniences of comfortable living. Its hcalthfulness has long 
been noted and many prominent cidzens have yearly shown their appre- 
ciation of it b)- filling every place in it and its surroundings in their summer 
search lor rest, health, and recreation. 



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IMPRESSED with the unusual attractions Langhorne presented for 
suburban homes a few of those who liad enjoyed them for succes- 
sive summers, conceived the idea of buying the five farms between 
the Borough and tlie station, on the top and south slope of 
"Langhorne Hill," and dividing them into tracts to suit their needs as 
well as those of others who mii^ht wish to purchase. These farms com- 
prised over 600 acres including the famous "Langhorne Park." It was 
proposed not to build a town but to divide the tract into villa sites of 
trom one to ten acres. Having fuliy matured their plans, the inirchase 
was made early in 1886, by a corporation called The Langhorne hnprove- 
ment Company. 




REalUENCE ul' MRS. A. R. 1!ERi;K.R. 



OFFICERS AND ORIGINAL STOCKHOLDERS 



The Langhorne Improvement Company. 



VICE-PRESIDENT, 
liEXlAMIX F. TAVI.dU. 



PBESIDENT. 

CHARLES HIL 



SECRETARY AND SUPERINTENDENT. 
SAMUEL C. EASTIIUKN. 



TREASURER, 
IIEXRV \V. WATSOxV. 



ClIAKI.IiS IIlI.I., 

Georgk S. (Ikaiiam, 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS; 

'luoMAs A. Harris, 
IJ. !■■. Taylor, 
Samuel C. EAbTirjR> 



Frank LeISar, 
II. A. Mericle. 



STOCKHOLDERS: 



Jos AoH BROOK, 

Andrew M. Bye, 
W. W. Carr, 
Hon. D. N. Fell, 

J. RollERTS FOUI.KE, 

Carroll K. Williams 



Geo. S. Graham, 
Thos. a. Harris, 
Moses Knioht, 
Thos. C. Knowles, 
Henry .\. Merki.e, 



Alirki) McClure, 
Ed\yard W. Maoill, 
Frank LeUar, 
Jos. M. I'iLE, 
Henry C. 1'akry, 



PHILLII'S & CUNNINOHAM, 



Chas. W. Siiari'LI';s 
liENj. F'. Taylor, 
Henry W. Watson 
John S. Wise, 
Fred. I'. Wrioiit, 
1. S. Wrioiii-. 




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GEORGE S. GRAHAM, Esq., and JOSEPH M. PILE, Esq., were 
appointed to draw u[) a form of deed which should i^uard 
purchasers from unpleasant surroundings for all time. The quality ot 
houses to be built was kept above certain limits. No intoxicating drinks 
can ever be sold on the premises. The avenues are sixty feet wide and 
the building line thirty feet from the front, thus assuring 120 feet between 
houses on opposite sides of street. These and other requirements, such 
as any well-mindetl man would desire, are so engrafted in the deeds that 
they will hold " forever," and will prevent the surroundings trom Ijecoming 
unattractive or depleting the future value of the home. 



RECOGNIZING at once the necessity of an abundant supply of pure 
water, and owning- never-failing- springs of soft water, they earl)- 
formed the Langhorne Sjjring Water Com]jan\- and erected water- 
works in the most substantial manner and laid mains through the avenues 
of the Improvement Compan)- and also through the old town of Lano- 
horne. The Water Company now has over five miles of pipes laid and 
owns forty-two acres of land which surrounds the spriiigs, thus securing 
the water from pollution for all time, while the supply is aniple for a 
century to come. 







I'L^Ml'ING STA'llON.— LANimoRNK SIM<IM;-\\ \ I Ik 



VI TH a personal knowledge of the advantages of their location, with 
an al)iding faith that the)' would be equally attractive to their friends, 
when called to their attention, the members of the hnprovement Company 
proceeded to develop their property upon the most liberal plans, and 
large sums of money were expended in permanent improvements, that 
would contribute to the comfort of residents for all time. Avenues were 
laid out, macadamized, planted with trees, water-pipes laid, grounds graded, 
and all the improvements were made in such a substantial manner as re- 
flected credit upon its owners and at once attracted solid people who 
made Langhorne their rural home. 




kl'ISIDKNCE Of ALLEN R. MITCHELL. 



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HE tollowing- are some of the owners of property at Langhorne, 
bought suice the Improvement Company took hold of its beautiful 



DAVID J. MATLACK, 
JNX). A. EMERICK, 
KENJ. F. TAYLOR, 
J. HOWARD MARSHALL, 
B. F. BETTS, M. D,, 
ALFRED MARSHALL, 

F. WARDELL TAYLOR, 

G. P. SHOBER, 
CHARLES HH.L, 
ALLEN R. MITCHELL, 
HON. D. NEWLIN FELL, 
GEO. S. GRAHAM, 
CHAS. F. WARWICK, 
THOS. A. HARRIS, 



CHAS. W. SHARPLESS, 
EDWARD W. MAGILL, 
THOMAS BRIGGS, 
JAMES W. FLETCHER, 
ISAAC A. SWEIGARD, 
HENRY C. PICKERING, 
ROBT. L. WARDELL, 
W. W. HOOPES, 
ROBT. D. SMITH, 
FRANK LEBAR, 
ANDREW H. M'NEAL, 
MRS. A. R. BERGER, 
JAMES B. DOYLE, 
CARROLL R. WILLIAMS, 



H. C. PARRY, 
JOS. J. BROADHURST, 
HENRY A. MERKEL. 
ALFRED MOORE, 
HUGH B. EASTBURN, 
JNO. WILDMAN, 
PIERSON MITCHELL. 
SAML. R. SHIPLEY. 
EDW. M. WISTAR, 
RICH'D GRIFFITH, 
JNO. B. WOOD, 
J. ROBERTS FOULKE, 
b. W. EDWARDS, 
JOSEPH ASHBROOK, 

and many others. 




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So large an influx of people who had the ability to supply their sub- 
urban homes with all the comforts of living-, soon created a 
demand tor the most improved s)stem of lighting. An Electric 
Light Compan\- was formed and is now in successful operation, supplying 
light lor both streets ami houses at a reasonable figure. Bellevue Avenue 
is lighted all night for a distance of two miles, while the whole side hill 
is brilliantly lighted through its various avenues. 




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DI'^SIRING that their friends, who for various reasons were not al)le to 
locate permanentl)- at Langhorne, might have a choice, select antl 
beautiful place to make their summer sta)-, a number of gentlemen inter- 
ested, in the summer ot i(S88, bought from the Improvement Compan)- 
twenty-six acres of its finest land and erected thereon one of the most 
comj)lete and finely finished and furnished summer hotels to be found in 
Eastern Pennsylvania. It has an open lawn, sloping to the railroad, a back- 
ground of towering- oaks, and overlooks a lake of three acres in extent, 
which is fed from a cool, sparkling s|)ring near the building. It is always 
breezy on its wide piazzas, from which the view is a delightful one. It is 
the aim of its projectors to have everything in and about it truly first-class. 




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bANGHORNE has always been noted for its large percentage or 
educated people. It has an excellent public Iibrar\-, which has 
recently moved into its new building, the fund tor which was left 
by the late Anna Marv Williamson, who also left a considerable sum for 
the purchase of new books of the more worthy sort. The officers are 
progressive and it is one of the attractions of the place. 

It is now stated that the John M. George School will be located within 
two and a-half miles of Langhorne. This is under the management of the 
Hicksite Branch of the Society of Friends, has an endowment of over 
half a million dollars and under its guarded care will be a good school. 

The very best protection for society is a large community ot intelli- 
gent and law-abiding people, such as are setded at Langhorne, as the 
ignorant and the vicious do not seek to enter where public opinion is so 
universall)- against them. 




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ANGHORNE has then all the attractions possil)le 
For a home in the country; 
Two leading Railroads with plenty ot trains: 
A high, liealth)' and beautiful location ; 
An orderly, intelligent and hospitable comniunit)- ; 
Pure spring water, electric lights, telephone : 
Good stores, schools, churches, right at hand. 
And altho' these sound so much like the city, 
You are in the coitntrv. 
On the Imj)rovement Compain's groiuids. 
You alwa\s will be. 



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THERE have been many elegant residences built at Langhorne. There 
are many of our best people living at Langhorne. We have the 
attraction of the country with city conveniences at Langhorne. 
We have a good thing, we know it, we want you to know it. .Some of the 
finest tracts at Langhorne are not yet taken. They will never be lower 
in price than now, and when occupied by some one else are gone from yoii. 
We cannot prodiice such hills and views, and woods again for you. 
There have been man\- happy homes made at Langhorne. There has been 
much money made in land at Langhorne. We can sell you tracts of from one 
to twenty acres, on which to build just such homes, or we can sell you land in 
which you can invest \'our mone\' with ]jrospects ol larger returns than ever 
before, with less risk, for Langhorne's future is bright, it has everything to 
command success. 




. lAMIN F. 'I'AYLOK 



y? Jlncienl Hi5lorj. 



JEREMIAH LANGHORNE from whom the place takes its name, was a man of much 
importance in the county. He w^as a member of the Assembly for many terms — was a 
chief justice of the Province. He was a large land owner. His manor contained about 
eight hundred acres and was known as I^anghorne Park (this is the ground between the old 
town and railroad now owned by the Langhorne Improvement Company). He was a large 
owner of negroes, but at his death in 1742, freed them all. In addition, he directed houses 
to be built for some of them and fifty acres of land given to each for use during life. 
Others were given life estates in lands in Warwick Township. We find the Indians when 
they felt they had not been fairly dealt with by Thomas Penn and his agents in the matter 
of the "Walking Purchase" declaring their intention of appeal to Jeremiah Langhorne. 
He appears to have been a man of more than usual ability, of unblemished integrity, 
whose "life was useful and valuable and whose death was a great and universal loss to the 
provinces." 



Tii(? Fir5t Temperance MeeHn§ helJ lA tixnjKorne. 

From the Minutes of the Midi/ktimm Monthly Meetiii:;, 16S7, {hehi at Lnnt;horne.) 

It being recommended to us from ye Quarterly meeting at Pliiladelphia, ye great and bad 
effects that has appeared by selling ye Indians rum or other strong liquors, and a paper being by 
them presented, which was read amongst us relating thereto — which upon due consideration was 
approved of — and in concurrence therewith give forth this following testimony : — Being duly 
sencible and heartily grieved with the abuses of this nature that is too frequent u]) and down 
amongst us, especially in that some goes under the profession of truth (whom it was expected 
should have been better example) wee fear is not wholly clear of it : Therefore wee give forth 
this as our sence — tiiat ye practice of selling of rum or other strong litpiors to ye Indians, 
directly or indirectly, or exchanging rum or other strong liquors for any goods or 
merchandise with them (considering the abuse they make of it) is a thing contrary to ye mind 
of ye Lord and gn at grief and burthen to his people, and a great reflection and dishonor unto 
ye truth, so far as any professing it is (oncerned — and for ye more effectually preventing 
this evill practice as aforesaid we advise that this our testimony may be entered in every 
Monthly Meeting Book — and every friend belonging to yc Monthly meeting go to subscribe ye 
same. Signed at and in \e behalf of ye meeting by Anthony Moris. 



T\\Q ^[^mT^ o! IKe Fore^oin^J Minule. 

Were Nicholas Wain, Edmond Cutler, John Crosdill, John Swift, John Tovvne, John 
Austin, Robert Hall, John Naylor, John Tayler, Henry Daynter, William Paxton, Ezra Crosdill, 
Jonathan Scarfe, Thomas Stackhouse, Jr., William Crcasdill, Walter Bridgeman, John Cowgill, 
James DiUworth, James Paxton, James Radcliffe, Shadrach Whalley, Joseph Sharpe, Jo. 
Eastborne, William Hayhurst, Stephen Sandes, Henry Purlin, Thomas Harding, Robert 
Heaton, Peter White, Thomas Stackhouse, Samuel Coate, Edward Carter, John White, 
Nathaniel Harding, John Penquite, Abraham Wharley, Daniel Allin, James Bo)den, Will. 
Plumley. Martin Wildman, Daniel Doane, Thos. Baynes, Stephen Twining, William Twining. 

In addition to these temperance Friends, the following were some others living here at that 
time, whose families have been prominent: Henry Baker, Edmund Bennett, Elizabeth Potts, 
John Otter, Thomas Jenks, Thomas Janney, Isaiah Watson, William Cooper, John Eastburn, 
William Blakey, Joshua Woolston, " the ancestors of the families of Bunting, Blakey, Taylor, 
Yardley, Crosdale, Knowles, Swain., Biizby, Watson, Knight, Mills, Dennis, Bunting, Warner, 
Stapler, Gillam, Kirkhride, Palmer. Jenks. Woolston, Griscom, Satterthwaite, Ciummere, Paxson, 
Mitchell, and Deacon." 



VE have stated some of the many advantages ot Langhorne tor per- 
manent sulnirl)an homes. These and many others are here and 
must he seen as a whole to be fully appreciated. In three 
years past we have not spent fifty dollars in advertising Langhorne, because 
we believed "good wine needs no bush" antl because we were unwilling 
to make the extravagant promises and statements that were made ot 
other suburban places. Vet we challenge comparison with an\' other 
j)lace as to the high quality of the families living happily at Langhorne. 
W'c want you to see it and by personal application at Roortl 501 Prooi- 
dent Building, at a da\-'s notice yourself antl friends will be furnished 
with I'^xcursion Tickets to Langhorne and will be' shown the attractions 
ol the neighborhood. It you ilo not want to bu\' you ma\' ha\x; triemls 
who do. 



Any Information as to Langhorne Property can be had of 

SANIUEL C. EASTBIJRN 



Secretarv ^ncl Suiperintender 



The Langboriie IiTiprovenient fompany 



Room 501, Provident Building, Fourth and Chestnut Streets, 

Or, langhorne, pa 



VILLA SITES, TRACTS, FARMS, BUILDING LOTS, HOUSES. 



Plans luniished, Estimates given, Houses built, Grounds graded. 
Mortgages procured. Insurance placed. 



i liiladelphia a Iveacling Railroad. 

FAST AND l'RHOUi:XT TRAIN SKRXICE 

PHILADELPHIA and LANGHORNE, 

/Tr\.\NV of Ihe fast tiains lietweon I'liiladelphia and New ^■ork slop rcijulai ly at Lanylionie, and the Local 
/ ' 1 service lietwecn Philadelphia and I.anghorne is quite frcijuent and the lime of trains is arranged to meet 

the requirements of all classes of travelers. 
The schedule for the Siiminer of 1890, will be so arranged as to provide a j^erfect train service for the residents 
of this place. For schedule of trains now in effect, consult newspapers or time tallies which can be procured at all 
ticket offices. 

The Reading Railroad Transfer C'onqjany and C'al> .Service. — Passengers and Baggage promptly conve) ed. 
Philadelphia Telephone 1882. 

A. A. McI.EOU, I. A. SWEIGARU, C. G. HANCOCK 

V. P. and Gcn'l Manager. Gen'l .Supt. (len'l Pass. Agent. 



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